This is a private listing. Sign in to view your status or learn more about private listings.

This amount includes applicable customs duties, taxes, brokerage and other fees. This amount is subject to change until you make payment. For additional information, see the Global Shipping Program terms and conditions- opens in a new window or tabThis amount includes applicable customs duties, taxes, brokerage and other fees. This amount is subject to change until you make payment. If you reside in an EU member state besides UK, import VAT on this purchase is not recoverable. For additional information, see the Global Shipping Program terms and conditions- opens in a new window or tab

Hank
Davis.
Born in New York on July 6, 1941. As any other teenager up in the Big City,
Henry “Hank” Davis grew up listening to the standard music that was regularly
played in the radio back in the mid-fifties, but being a curious kind of guy he
soon learned the way to escape of mainstream by going down to the end of the
dial in order to find his own exciting treatment of Country and Rhythm &
Blues sounds. Discovering not long after all the stuff that was coming out from
Memphis through the Sun label, Hank attended some of the Rock’n’Roll shows that
Alan Freed was putting together in New York and, armed with a cheap guitar he
had bought in Sears, started playing his favourite Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash or
Billy Lee Riley songs with some fellow schoolmates. In early 1958 he formed his
first band, Hank & The Electras, recording some raw demos that attracted the
attention of Dauphin Records, a small label located down at 1650 Broadway, in
the heart of Manhattan. The boys were taken into the studio to re-cut a couple
of Davis’ originals that after some changes and misspellings (plus the addition
in the credits of an Italian guy’s name whose only merit was paying for the
session) would be issued as “Get Lost Baby” and “Women Train”. At the same time,
Hank kept showing around his songs to other companies and another Broadway
label, Wizz Records, offered him a deal of his own which would result in a 45
released on early May 1959 with “I Want You To Be My Baby” and “You’re My Kind”
on it. This way, when Dauphin finally put out the cuts by Hank & The
Electras a few months later, the band was already history.

Hank’s
solo record sold moderately well in the New York area and he was
prompted to cut a follow-up, which he did in a busy session that produced a
bunch of new cuts. All of them written by him, being “One Way Track” and “Real
Soon” the ones chosen for release. However, Jack Waltzer, owner of Wizz, changed
his initial plans and decided to lease the masters to James Gaylord, president
of Stacy Records, a Chicago based company set up as a tax-write off for
Maybelline Cosmetics. Business is business. The single came out on May 1960, one
year after it was recorded and, even though “One Way Track” was described by
Billboard as “an appealing side in the Johnny Cash tradition”, the record
didn’t sell enough to secure a new Hank Davis’ release on the
label.

Of
course, this was not the end of Hank’s musical career. He kept quite active
during the first half of the sixties by way of different projects that would
leave behind a vast collection of recordings, although only a few came to light
through formal record releases. Man of many faces, he also found the time to
complete his studies of Psychology at Columbia University first and at the
University of Maryland later, moving to Canada in the beginning of the next
decade after teaching for a short while at California State University. Davis
has remained up in America’s hat ever since, combining professional duties as
Psychology professor and researcher with his profound love for every kind of
American Roots Music. An old tireless interest that has produced not only tons
of new songs through the years but also extensive liner notes written to
accompany reissues of his original heroes’ music.

For
the very first time on vinyl, “One Way Track” is presented here in its
original intended form, a little different than the take that was finally issued
under Stacy’s label. On the flip side you will find “Salamay”, a great
sax-driven rocking cut destined to fill dance floors all around. Both together,
a cool, essential and minuscule piece on Hank Davis’ fabulous
story.

CHECK OUT MY E-BAY STORE, IT'S FULL OF ROCKIN' GOODIES

IMPORTANT INFO PLEASE WAIT FOR
YOUR INVOICE IF YOU BUY MORE THAN ONE ITEM - WE CAN SAVE YOU MONEY ON SHIPPING
- BUT YOU MUST WAIT FOR A NEW INVOICE!!!

POSTAGE RATES (incs VAT where applicable)

AMOUNT OF 45s

U.K

1 - 6 = £2.00 7 - 16 = £3.75 17 - 30 = £4.75

EUROPE

1 - 3= £4.75 4 - 8 = £6.50 9 - 13= £8.25 14 - 17 = £10.00

REST OF WORLD

1 - 3= £5.25 4 - 8= £8.00 9 - 13= £11.00 14 - 17= £14.00

We aim to
package and ship your vinyl with the greatest of care to ensure that the items
you purchase arrive in top condition.

Business seller information

Return policy

Item must be returned within

14 days after the buyer receives it

The seller is responsible for return postage costs.

Refunds by law: In Australia, consumers have a legal right to obtain a refund from a business for goods purchased if the goods are faulty, not fit for purpose or don't match description. More information at returns - opens in a new window or tab.

Place bid

By clicking Confirm bid, you commit to buy this item from the seller if you're the winning bidder.

By clicking Confirm bid, you are committing to buy this item from the seller if you are the winning bidder and have read and agreed to the Global Shipping Program terms and conditions - opens in a new window or tab. Import charges previously quoted are subject to change if you increase you maximum bid amount.